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The Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor encompasses a 11.5-mile road and 7-mile rail project for the Port of Corpus Christi that will significantly improve access to over 2,000 acres of land along the northside of the channel for existing and future development. The corridor will make approximately 1,000 acres of land (which has no access) available for use as marine terminals and industrial sites. The Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor will:

• Connect two major highway components - US Highway 181 and Interstate 37
• Establish efficient intermodal links between highway, marine, and rail transportation systems
• Address environmental and safety concerns
• Enhance access to existing industries
• Facilitate international trade
• Most important, generate future economic development for South Texas
• Connect to San Antonio via I-37
• Connect to Laredo via 44/59
• Connect to Mexico (Rio Grande Valley) via US 77 (proposed I-69)
  

Total project budget is estimated at $56 million with $25.6 million in federal and state funding. Construction began in June 2004 with an award of $37.7 million contracted to Hass-Anderson Construction. Estimated completion of the road and rail is in Spring 2008.

Joe Fulton Corridor Update 2005 (10MB)

For more information, contact Frank Brogan frank@pocca.com.